Tag: Statement of Management’s Responsibility

For those searching for a copy of the latest, year 2016 – 2017, Statement of Management’s Responsibility (SMR) for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Here it is:

LETTER HEAD OF THE COMPANY

STATEMENT OF MANAGEMENT’S RESPONSIBILITY

_____________, 2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC Building
Mandaluyong City, Metro-Manila

The management of (PUT THE NAME OF THE COMPANY HERE) is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements, including the schedules attached therein, for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, in accordance with the prescribed financial reporting framework indicated therein, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative to do so.

The Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing the Company’s financial reporting process.

The Board of Directors reviews and approves the financial statements including the schedules attached therein, and submits the same to the stockholders.

(PUT THE NAME OF CURRENT CONTRACTED CPA HERE) and (PUT THE NAME OF THE PREVIOUS CPA HERE, IF ANOTHER CPA RENDERED AN OPINION ON THE PREVIOUS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS), the independent auditors, appointed by the stockholders for the period December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, have examined the financial statements of the company in accordance with Philippines Standards on Auditing, and in their reports to the stockholders, have expressed their opinion on the fairness of presentation upon completion of such examination.